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Mark Jacobs

@markjacobs1.bsky.social
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Husband 🏳️‍🌈& father📍Cardiff. I like all things active travel and outdoors. I will also post a lot of cycling pics. Be kind to others.

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Brandon - "Fietser" @americanfietser.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It's amazing how some people dehumanize others simply for choosing a transportation method that doesn't involve a car. They also hate traffic and other drivers, while simultaneously seething with rage at anyone walking, cycling, or proposing we fund better public transit.
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Lior Steinberg @steinberg.nu · 24/09/2026
Is it Amsterdam? Copenhagen? No, it's Paris! After years of investment, the French capital has one of the best problems a city can have: bicycle congestion. So if Paris has done it, why wouldn't other cities follow? 📸 Such an amazing photo by @jbpssx.bsky.social
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Mark Jacobs @markjacobs1.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
How many more people need to die before we take action. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Two dead after car hits group of pedestrians in Doncaster
A vehicle hit four people before colliding with two cars on White Rose Way in Doncaster, police say.
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Mark Jacobs @markjacobs1.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
It’s funny how a blind eye is turned when cars are parked on pavements. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Thousands of ebikes seized by London councils as anger rises over blocked paths
Operators blame lack of parking and councils bemoan lack of central regulation, as more than 3,000 badly parked bikes seized
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Rodney 🚧🚇 @chanface.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Hundreds of cyclists showed up to #CriticalMass today The recent court ruling that allows Ontario to rip up Toronto’s bike lanes has only made the cycling movement stronger! @cycletoronto.bsky.social @ffsafestreets.bsky.social @lanrickbennett.bsky.social @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
school
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the fact that we have to have special days for kids to walk/bike/roll to school is absurd.
just another result of the car dominance we’ve normalized
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Mark Jacobs @markjacobs1.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 always puts a smile on my face when I’m on the bike. There is always a good view to be had. This is the view from the top of Cwmcarn Forest. #cycling
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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
"If you have followed the conversation about street safety lately, you would think the greatest threat to our community is a teenager on an e-bike. It isn’t. In 2023, drivers killed more than 1,100 pedestrians on California streets."
independent.com
Car Drivers Crashed through the Storefronts, Not E-Bikers
If a motorized two-wheeler is too fast and too powerful to be a bicycle, it cannot be marketed or sold as one, says Senate Bill 1167, currently going through the California Legislature.
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Breaking: GOP Congressman Andy Ogles, who has said gay people have “no place in America” and “Muslims don't belong in American society,” just lost his primary in Tennessee. He will no longer serve in Congress.
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S.T. Bikes KC 🚶🚴 🚌 & 🚎 @stbikeskc.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
The Moral Panic about E-bikes and E-scooters is all about keeping the car status quo by demonizing everything else, and it's a great way to make drivers feel better about themselves when they kill a kid because that kid was on an evil E-scooter and thus deserved it! #MoralPanic
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Dutch Cycling Embassy @dutchcycling.nl · 03/08/2026
Paris continues to raise the bar for cycling infrastructure. The 1,200-space bike parking at Gare du Nord draws on Dutch expertise to create a seamless connection between cycling and rail travel. With direct access from the cycle network, smart wayfinding and a user-friendly design: buff.ly/uP5S5g5
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Trees for Cities: "Heat maps from Friends of the Earth show that across five major English cities, areas with more trees and green spaces are up to 5°C cooler. The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations states that strategically planted urban trees can cool the air by up to 8°C."
treesforcities.org
How Urban Trees Cool Cities and Reduce Urban Heat | Trees for Cities
Discover how urban trees reduce heat, cool cities and tackle the urban heat island effect while creating healthier communities.
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…CJ…⭕️ @cookie89-89.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
France calls out the U.S. at a UN meeting: “The US used to be a beacon of human rights. Not anymore. Today, it stands alongside North Korea, Nicaragua, Mali and Russia. Isolated. And the world no longer listens to it.” U.S. representatives stormed out of the meeting. Well said France! 👏🏼🇫🇷👏🏼
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Mark Jacobs @markjacobs1.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Go safe is failing Wales. Virtually zero enforcement on drivers speeding and now this.
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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
One of the greatest ironies of modern times will be that the anti-immigration far-right, by also denying climate-change for so long, will bring about the largest mass migration in the history of our species by making large parts of our planet uninhabitable. #NetZero
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Petra Michaela @petramichaela.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
They say humans are the most intelligent species on the planet! Where is the intelligence?
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Mark Jacobs @markjacobs1.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Everyone one of us is one disaster away from becoming a migrant. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5...
bbc.co.uk
Europe wildfires latest: More than 65,000 evacuated across France and Spain
Spain has declared a national emergency, with regional chief Carlos Novillo warning the fires are moving towards the Spanish capital's western outskirts.
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Mark Jacobs @markjacobs1.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
A good couple of hours on the bike this morning. Plenty of climbing, but rewarded with the views. The South Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Valleys have a lot to offer and most of the motorists are kind.
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Mark Jacobs @markjacobs1.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
We have known about this for decades, but money and greed has prevented sufficient action. Now we are sadly reaping what we have sown. #climatechange www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
France orders evacuation of Cap Ferret peninsula as hundreds flee wildfires
The fire has raged in the region for several days with officials now ordering the evacuation of the entire Cap Ferret peninsula.
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Mark Jacobs @markjacobs1.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
We need more of this in the world
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Momentum Magazine @momentummag.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
More People Travel by Bicycle Than by Car in Paris. momentummag.com/more-people-...
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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 25/06/2026
Seems to be a lot of selective memory in UK's right-wing newspapers about schools not closing during the 1976 heatwave. I just checked and, yes, many schools did close early as well as allow parents to "keep their children at home if they wish". This clipping from London Evening News, 29 June 1976
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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Too many motorists: "If you criticise car culture you're excluding disabled people!" Also too many motorists:
A van, parked by some absolute bellend over the top of the tactile paving intended to make crossing the road safer for blind people
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road.cc @roadcc.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
“Cyclists as a whole on any given day will not even cause hundreds of pounds worth of damage. And they cause a major incident, on average, once every three to six years. “And yes, that’s also why vehicle drivers need mandatory insurance and cyclists do not”
road.cc
“Many roads weren’t built for cars”: Liability expert slams “empty-headed” anti-cycling hypocrisy after driver with “observational skills of a garden gnome” doors cyclist… but motorists fixate on ‘ill...
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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Remember, don’t buy a cow, or a car, and expect your city to give you someplace to park it. #UrbanTruth
“It’s not my duty as Mayor to make sure you have a parking spot. It’s the same as if you bought a cow or a refrigerator, and then asked me where you’re going to put them.  — Miguel Anxo Fernandez Lores, Mayor of Pontevedra, Spain
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY. There was also a 71% drop in air pollution. Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
forbes.com
Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis
City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.
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Jon Owen @anotherjon.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Cartoon of an adult showing children a book shelf. She says

This is where we keep case studies of where building roads has eased congestion.

The book shelf is empty.
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Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 06/04/2026
“How lucky is the United States that everytime they look for democracy in other countries they find oil instead”- Spain Deputy Gabriel Rufián
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Jon Burke🌍 @jonburkeuk.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Remember guys, you can’t afford a gas rig, or a coal mine, or a nuclear power station, but you can afford to put some cheap solar panels on your roof. That’s why the fossil fuel industry has spent billions trying to kill renewable energy. The dealer needs to keep you addicted.
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Mark Jacobs @markjacobs1.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
A 1,000 civilians dead in just a few days.
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Mark Jacobs @markjacobs1.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Cardiff Bay basking in some late winter sun.
Cardiff Bay in the sun
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Mark Jacobs @markjacobs1.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
A beautiful day to be out on the bike. I am always in awe of the incredible workmanship of viaducts. ‘This one at Porthkerry near Barry is stunning and still in use today. #viaducts #bikes
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Mark Jacobs @markjacobs1.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
We finally had a dry day and it was nice to be able to have a leisurely ride and stop and take photos. It makes a change from the head down and waterproofs mode. #cycling
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Dom Cycling @domcycling.com · 13/02/2026
This 👇
£0 - UK TAX PAID BY JIM RATCLIFFE IN 

2025 £17,000,000,000 - UK TAX PAID BY IMMIGRANTS IN 2025
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back to a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.
thebetter.news
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
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Iain Roberts @slowbikeiain.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Manchester City Council wants fewer people driving into the centre, but it looks like they hate pedestrians too. What the hell!
An advertising screen blocking more than half of a Manchester City centre pavement.
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Mark Jacobs @markjacobs1.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
The view from the bars this morning. Taff Trail, Cardiff.
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Rich @hoxtonrich.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Another casualty as another car hits another bus stop. Almost as if the real safety issue at bus stops isn’t the schemes to make them accessible for school kids to pass on bikes.
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Mark Jacobs @markjacobs1.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
There, out in the darkness, fugitive running,falling from grace 🎵 Complete silence amongst the darkness of Pontcanna Fields, Cardiff.
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Mark Jacobs @markjacobs1.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Swans in the winter sunset
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Dom Cycling @domcycling.com · 03/01/2026
As they say, you can really tell a council’s priorities when winter comes.
Frosty and icy footway and cycle path, while the main carriageway is clear, having been grittedFrosty and icy footway and cycle path, while the main carriageway is clear, having been grittedFrosty and icy footway and cycle path, while the main carriageway is clear, having been gritted
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Mark Jacobs @markjacobs1.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
I’m not going for a walk. My Dachshund is reluctant to move from his cosy spot @dogs.bsky.social
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
“Climate-related disasters caused severe economic harm in 2025, with the 10 most costly responsible for damage exceeding €100 billion.” The true costs are MUCH higher & rising fast. They want us to think we can’t afford to change to address the #ClimateCrisis. The truth is we can’t afford NOT to.
irishtimes.com
Ten most costly climate-related disasters this year caused €100bn damage
Californian wildfires were the most expensive financially
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Mark Jacobs @markjacobs1.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Dragons den in Newport South Wales #bikes #cycling
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Mark Jacobs @markjacobs1.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
5 million cycle trips a year on one cycleway. Paris has shown the world what can be done.
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Mark Jacobs @markjacobs1.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Why do they do it to themselves. Christmas getaway to begin as millions take to roads www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Christmas traffic: When will roads be busiest over Christmas?
Almost 40 million vehicles are predicted to travel around the UK in the days leading up to Christmas.
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Mark Jacobs @markjacobs1.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Wait until the park users have to navigate the streets outside of the park. It will take things to a whole new level!
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Mark Jacobs @markjacobs1.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Sunrise in the Vale of Glamorgan this morning. #bikes
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
“Dutch people cycle an average of 2.6km each per day. If this pattern was replicated worldwide, annual carbon emissions would drop by 686 million tonnes. This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com
euronews.com
Cycling like the Dutch would slash the world’s carbon footprint
If everybody cycled like the Dutch, we could offset the UK or Australia’s entire carbon footprint.
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